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burnet^¹

/ˈbɜːnɪt/ UK
/ˈbɜːnət/ UK
/ˈbɚnɪt/ US
/ˈbɚnət/ US

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From Middle English burnet, from Old French brunet, brunete (“brunette”). Doublet of brunette.

noun burnets

uncountable, usually Any of the herbs of genus Sanguisorba (syn. Poterium), including salad burnet (Sanguisorba minor), an herb used in salads and herbal teas. ASPARAGUS, cauliflowers, imperial Sileſia, royal and cabbage lettuces, burnet, purſlain, cucumbers, naſturtian flowers, peaſe and beans ſown in October, artichokes, ſcarlet ſtrawberries, and kidney beans.
uncountable, usually Any of several species of moths of the family Zygaenidae, typically having black forewings with red spots. There are a few day-flying exceptions such as hummingbird hawk-moths, silver Ys, cinnabars, scarlet tigers and burnets but, in general, knowledge of moths lags behind that of butterflies.

Burnet^²

/ˈbɜː(ɹ)nɪt/

proper noun Burnets

countable, uncountable A surname.
countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Burnet County, Texas, United States.

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noun herb

日本語	吾木香, 吾亦紅 waremokō
Français	pimprenelle
Italiano	pimpinella, salvastrella, meloncello
Русский	кровохлёбка krovoxljóbka

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@misc{burnet_2026,
  title = {burnet},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/burnet},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}